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President Vladimir Putin has said the US-led NATO was an indirect accomplice to the crimes committed by Ukraine, as the west keeps supplying the ex-soviet country with lethal armaments. In an interview for “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” program on Rossiya-1 TV channel aired on Sunday, Putin said that Moscow should take …

US lawmakers are investigating the federal response to the environmental disaster, claiming officials waited too long to act President Joe Biden has said he has no plans to visit East Palestine, Ohio – where a recent train derailment resulted in a massive toxic chemical spill – insisting there was no …

Pyongyang urged Washington to end “hostile” military drills with Seoul and to remove its strategic assets from the region. North Korea has warned that it will soon consider US military action near its borders as a “declaration of war,” issuing a harsh response after American diplomats pressed the United Nations …

New EU sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine adopted on Saturday target 121 individuals and entities, including drone manufacturers, officials said. The measures, agreed late Friday ahead of Saturday’s formal adoption, are the 10th round of European Union sanctions aimed at undercutting Russia’s finances and military supplies used in its …

The United States is to blame for constantly meddling in the internal affairs of independent countries and starting both the wars in Iraq and Ukraine, a former US state senator says. Ex-state Senator from Virginia, Richard Black said in an interview that the US overthrew the governments of both of …

US consumer spending increased by the most in nearly two years in January amid a surge in wage gains, while inflation accelerated, adding to financial market fears that the Federal Reserve could continue raising interest rates through summer. The report from the Commerce Department on Friday was the latest indication …

The United States marked the first anniversary of Russia’s war with Ukraine on Friday by announcing new sanctions against Russia and its allies, new export controls, and tariffs aimed at undermining Moscow’s ability to wage war. Washington also said it would provide another $2 billion in weaponry for Kyiv as …

Two Pakistani brothers, Abdul, and Mohammed Rabbani, have been freed from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay after more than 20 years in detention and repatriated, the Pentagon said Thursday. Abdul Rabbani, who was born in 1967, is believed to have been one of the oldest inmates at the …

The United States is preparing a fresh military aid package to Ukraine worth $2 billion, a senior US official has said, defying repeated warnings from Moscow as the war completes one year. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan made the disclosure on CNN Thursday night, asserting that Washington …

A news reporter and a nine-year-old girl were slain in a series of shootings in Florida. A Spectrum News 13 journalist was killed in central Florida on Wednesday while reporting from the scene of a murder that occurred earlier that day. The tragedy took place during a string of shootings, …

President Vladimir Putin said he’s waiting for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to visit Russia as he hailed deepening ties with Beijing at talks with China’s top diplomat. Cooperation between Russia and China is “very important for stabilizing the international situation,” Putin told Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi at talks …

China says it will not accept US ‘pointing fingers’ after Blinken said Beijing is considering providing arms to Russia. Beijing has strongly denied US claims that China was considering arming Russia in its war against Ukraine, as it reiterated a call for dialogue to end the conflict. A Chinese spokesperson …

Iran has blasted the organizers of the 2023 Munich Security Conference for not giving an equal chance to all members of the international community to present their views, saying the event took place under the slogan of security but actually promoted war. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani said during a …

US President Joe Biden promised new military aid for Ukraine worth $500 million during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday, almost a year to the day since Russia’s invasion. Biden also said additional sanctions would be announced this week against the Russian elite and companies trying to evade sanctions …

At least nine children have been wounded in a mass shooting at a gas station in Columbus, Georgia, US, as gun violence assumes alarming proportions in the United States. The nine victims, including a 5-year-old boy, were taken to a local hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said, adding …

The United States and South Korea have held a joint air exercise involving US strategic bombers after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a “sudden launching drill”. On Sunday, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the exercise, where South Korea’s F-35A, F-15K, and US F-16 fighters escorted …

After years of a US-led economic blockade, a short humanitarian break is not enough. The effects of the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake which hit both Turkey and Syria earlier this month, are being compounded by US sanctions. But despite a temporary relaxation of restrictions on the war-torn and shaken country, problems …

Facing scrutiny from Republicans and Democrats for what critics are calling a slow response to the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment in East Palestine, the Biden administration on Feb. 17 announced it would send more help to the eastern Ohio village after pleas from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Sen. J.D.Vance …

On Saturday, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad S. al-Sudani, met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. In a statement, the Iraqi government said both sides discussed issues of common interests, including ways to boost relations between Baghdad and Washington to face …

The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed “crimes against humanity” during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday. “In the case of Russia’s actions in Ukraine we have examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt: …